A lot of Americans and almost all the politicians have their own media source. I think it's called The Jurassic Times. It's as progressive as fossils and it supports all the highly Xenophobic policies of the Stone Age...

Poroshenko has 56% of the votes in the exit poll so there won't be a runoff. I was so surprised, I yawned. The Ukrainian crisis and the election has sent a lot of clear messages.

1. The wealthiest nation on Earth can step into any country, stage a violent coup d'etat, and instal any leaders they like.
2. All protesters - even the ones torching the police - must be protected under International Law... IF AND ONLY IF they support the new government.
3. International Law doesn't protect protesters who don't support a new government. The United Nations and the Human Rights groups will ignore them.
4. American democracy is a system of government that uses military force to oppress people who don't agree with their opinions. Any country that doesn't use the military to attack it's own citizens isn't a true democracy.
5. Freedom of Speech and Freedom of the Press must be approved by the American government. All other journalists can be banned, detained, or killed.
6. The West and the United Nations do not support self-determination or human rights. But either one can be used as a political tool.
7. True democratic elections do not require the absence of force, military threats, or any minimum number of voters. Ten people could have an election in Ukraine, with the army deployed against the population, and the results would be legitimate for the West and the UN.
8. The best way to be labelled a terrorist is to be a patriotic citizen and fight for your homeland. So if anyone tries to install a new US government and a new US Constitution then I will be a terrorist if I resist.
9. According to the US and the UN, it's legal for any other country to come to the US and overthrow the government. The only requirement is a few thousand protesters.
10. Western democracy is not a perfect system of government. The most important goal of the United Nations should be to respect other forms of government, not to attack them.
11. The best way to be patriotic is to buy an island and start your own country.
12. My red line has been crossed. The issue in Ukraine was economic, not political.

I support the separatists in Ukraine. Their rights to a representative government have been denied and their rights to self-determination are under military threat.
I'm an American and Americans are taught to condemn political and military oppression. And I do.